Victory Minerals - Ballarat Gold Mine is a successful gold explorer and producer in Victoria's gold belt.
The company has entered an exciting new era, under new ownership and exploring untapped new opportunities to the west.
The primary focus is our high-grade underground gold mine in Ballarat, which started producing gold in September ****, and consistently produces 40,000 to 50,000 ounces of gold per year.
The mine is located within the beautiful regional town of Ballarat (located just 100km west of Melbourne), which is experiencing unprecedented growth and development.
Role
A rare and exciting opportunity has become available for a Mine Engineer.
The Mining Engineer's role is to support the Mining team to develop and produce from designated ore blocks.
This role requires a combination of technical and operational skills.
Mine scheduling, Mine design and operations support are the major areas of responsibility, as are:
Maintaining leadership safety standards within the Mine Operations Team.
Ensuring mining standards are met.
Establishing and maintaining a proactive safety culture.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Maintaining leadership safety standards within the Mine Operations Team, ensuring mining standards are met.
Establishing and maintaining a proactive safety culture.
Develop and execute mining methods for upcoming ore production, in conjunction with the Mine Foreman and Geology team.
Assist with the preparation weekly plan by the Mining Foreman.
Mine Design for development and production.
Co-ordinate any consultants work on mine design.
Assist with monthly ventilation.
Collaboration with consultants within the mining department.
Develop and execute the mining methods for the upcoming ore production, in conjunction with the Mine Foreman and Geology team.
Direct meetings, reviews and interaction with Mining crews and technical personnel underground, on a day-to-day basis, to ensure smooth delivery of development metres and production,



to ensure efficient and productive ore mining to maximize grade recovery.
Qualifications and Experience
Mandatory:
Degree in Mining Engineering
Previous Underground Mining experience (minimum 2 years will be considered)
Excellent interpersonal, team building skills and organisational skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills at all levels (internally and externally) are essential.
Manual C-Class Driver's licence
Proficiency with Microsoft suite of products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Proficiency with specialist software packages (Deswik)
Demonstrated ability to prioritise and be flexible
Perform well under pressure, good team member
Capable of getting along with a wide range of people in an underground and office environment
Show respect and support for members of the team
Completed at least 1 year of Underground experience
Exposure to/knowledge of Ventsim
Exposure to weekly scheduling processes
Able to prioritise task depending on important
Residential mine, located centrally in booming Ballarat - live close to home, no more FIFO
Excellent remuneration and benefits
Excellent roster (8:6, Wednesdays to Wednesdays)
Uniforms supplied and fully laundered on site
Flexible, supportive, and fun team environment
Ongoing training and professional development
At the Ballarat Gold Mine, we are equal chance employers.We value having an inclusive, equitable, diverse, and merit-based workplace.
As an employer, we are proud to reflect the diversity of communities in which we live and work.We commit to a continued focus on equitable hiring, training, promotional practices, and policies.
The Ballarat Gold Mine offers an exceptional opportunity to balance work, life, and family as we are located in a major regional centre, with a population of approx.
120,000 people.
Ballarat has excellent educational facilities, health services, restaurants, and retail, together with a variety of sporting, recreation, and community opportunities - all of this under 90 minutes from Melbourne.
Here's your opportunity to ditch FIFO or remote work!!
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